Pocket Guide — Abilities, Builds & Strategy

Pocket Base Stats

• Role: Assassin
• Max Health: 780
• Max Move Speed: 7.2
• Stamina: 3
• Base Health Regen: 1
• Light Melee Damage: 60
• Heavy Melee Damage: 116

Pocket Weapon Stats

• DPS: 57.068
• Sustained DPS: 38.344
• Bullet Damage: 4.28
• Rounds Per Second: 1.9048
• Clip Size: 11
• Reload Time: 2.82s
• Bullet Speed: 558.8
• Can Crit: Yes

Pocket Abilities

• Ability 1: Barrage
• Ability 2: Flying Cloak
• Ability 3: Enchanter's Satchel
• Ability 4: Affliction

Pocket Guide — Strategy & Tips

Quick Answer: Pocket is a close-range burst trickster who teleports in with Flying Cloak, unloads The Black Sheep's seven-pellet shotgun, stacks damage amp with Barrage, and escapes with Enchanter's Satchel. Land Affliction on clumps of enemies to drain their health and, fully upgraded, stop their healing. Stay unpredictable and never dive without a cloak or satchel to get back out.

Pocket is a close-range burst trickster who wins by closing the gap with Flying Cloak and unloading The Black Sheep's seven-pellet shotgun spread at point-blank. Their kit punishes clumps: Barrage launches slowing projectiles that build a stacking damage amp on Pocket, and Affliction drains nearby enemies' health over time. Enchanter's Satchel is both escape and threat — disappear to dodge return fire, then pop out for the spirit damage. Because they fight up close, stay unpredictable and treat every cooldown as a resource. They are squishy (780 base health and -15% spirit resist), so commit only when you have a way out.

Early Game

Get in close where all seven pellets land, since The Black Sheep is a close-range spreadshot with falloff past 16m. Use Barrage from cover to stack your damage amp and slow, then trade with the buffed shotgun once the amp is up. Keep Flying Cloak and Enchanter's Satchel in reserve for ganks — both have long cooldowns — so don't burn them to start a fight you can't finish. With 780 health and -15% spirit resist, respect enemy burst and don't stand out in the open.

Mid Game

Mid game is about picking off isolated targets: cloak in beside someone, unload the shotgun, and satchel out when they turn on you. Look to land Barrage so the damage amp makes your next spread lethal, and drop Affliction on anyone who tries to heal through your burst. Rotate with a teammate so your burst plus amp actually converts into a kill instead of just chunking. Once cloak and satchel are down you have no escape, so fight off your cooldowns and choose when to commit.

Late Game

Teamfights are where Affliction shines — hit the clump, and at its max upgrade it prevents all healing while draining health over time. Use Flying Cloak to isolate a squishy backliner and keep Barrage up so your damage amp stays topped off. Enchanter's Satchel is your lifeline against burst assassins: vanish, let them overcommit, then pop out for the spirit damage. You're still fragile with -15% spirit resist, so hover at the edge of the fight and punish anyone who steps out of position.

Combos

Start with Flying Cloak aimed past your target, then press the teleport to land right beside them and unload the shotgun. Get Barrage up first when you can, so the 6% per-stack amp buffs your shotgun burst instead of being wasted afterward. If they survive, Enchanter's Satchel to avoid the return fire — or end it early so the spirit damage finishes them. Land Affliction before they run so the damage-over-time keeps working on a fleeing target.

Strong Against

Pocket is strong against clumped-up enemies, since Barrage's projectiles and Affliction both hit everyone nearby. They punish squishy backliners who can't escape a Flying Cloak teleport into a point-blank shotgun spread. Enemies that rely on healing suffer once Affliction is fully upgraded, because it prevents all healing. Isolated targets with no mobility are the easiest kills — cloak in, burst, satchel out.

Weak Against

Long-range pokers outrange The Black Sheep's close-range shotgun and can chip Pocket while they struggle to close safely. Heavy burst kills them fast given only 780 base health and -15% spirit resist. Enemies with reliable hard CC can lock Pocket down before they can Satchel or Cloak away. Anything with Debuff Resist shortens the Barrage slow and Affliction's drain, and dispels can strip Pocket's slows outright.

Synergies

Pocket pairs well with teammates who group enemies up so Barrage and Affliction hit multiple targets at once. A frontline that holds enemies in place lets Pocket Cloak in and land a full shotgun spread without being the first one focused. Healing or shield support covers their dive, since Pocket is fragile. Slows and lockdown from allies keep targets inside Affliction's drain and easy to finish.

Common Mistakes

• Blowing Flying Cloak purely to engage. It has a 26s cooldown and doubles as your only gap-closer and escape — if you teleport in with nothing left, you're stuck inside your own ambush.
• Canceling your own Barrage: casting it and then pressing any non-movement input cancels the channel (without taking the cooldown), and recasting it early wipes the amp stacks you already built.
• Treating Enchanter's Satchel as purely defensive. It disarms you, but its spirit damage and, once upgraded, its move-speed and fire-rate slow make it a real threat — and it instantly finishes an in-progress reload.

Matchup Notes

• vs Vindicta — She outranges your close-range shotgun, so use Flying Cloak to teleport onto her and Enchanter's Satchel to dodge shots while you close the distance.
• vs Grey Talon — Another long-range threat; don't try to out-poke him, Cloak in to force a point-blank fight, and Satchel out if his damage starts landing.
• vs Dynamo — His area lockdown can catch you before you escape; stay spread out while it's available, bait it out, then Cloak in once it's down.
• vs Mo & Krill — Their lockdown combo punishes a straight dive; poke with Barrage, wait for their combo to miss, then commit your shotgun burst and Satchel away.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Pocket?

Pocket, real name Arin Fairfax, is the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries who has been living in hiding for over 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday. In game they are a close-range burst trickster who fights with a shotgun and mobile spirit abilities.

What pronouns does Pocket use?

Pocket uses they/them pronouns.

How does Barrage's damage amp work?

Projectiles that hit a hero grant Pocket increased damage that stacks at 6% per stack. The amp is applied to Pocket, so it boosts all of your damage against enemies and NPCs, not just Barrage.

Does Affliction kill enemies?

No — Affliction's damage over time is non-lethal and does not apply item procs. It does deal 50% damage to objectives, and its max upgrade prevents all healing.

How does Pocket escape?

Enchanter's Satchel lets Pocket escape into their suitcase for 1.5 seconds, and the duration can be ended early by performing any action. Using it disarms Pocket but also finishes an in-progress reload instantly.

What is Pocket's weapon?

The Black Sheep is a close-range spreadshot shotgun that fires 7 bullets in the shape of a flat-topped hexagon with one bullet at the center.